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Political Conflicts Over the JEP: A Sociolegal Perspective
Gabriel Ignacio Gómez
Gabriel Ignacio Gómez
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Abstract
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Introduction
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1. JEP: The Outcome of a Political Negotiation
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2. The Referendum: Exacerbation of Political Passions
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3. Political Disputes in the Implementation in Congress (2017–2018)
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4. Main Aspects of the Political Debate
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4.1. Composition and Restrictions to the Nomination of JEP Members
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4.2. Accountability of Private Entrepreneurs
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4.3. Competence to Assess Evidence Regarding Extradition Claims
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5. Debates in the Constitutional Court
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5.1. Restrictions to Appointments of JEP Members
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5.2. Private Entrepreneurs and State Agents
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5.3. Differentiated Treatment for Members of the Armed Forces
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5.4. Prohibition to Assess Evidence in Cases of Extradition Claims
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6. The Political Counterattack: Presidential Veto against the JEP Statutory Law Bill
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7. JEP: Challenges to Peace Building
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7.1 Political and Social Meaning of JEP
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7.2. Discursive Visions of Justice
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7.3. Challenges for the Future
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Conclusions
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References
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37–62
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace and Impunity: Myths, Misperceptions and Realities
Kai Ambos, Susann Aboueldahab
Kai Ambos, Susann Aboueldahab
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Introduction
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1. What does impunity mean?
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2. On what concept of justice is the JEP based?
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3. The JEP’s sanctions regime
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4. Exemption from criminal responsibility
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4.1. Amnesties and Pardons
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4.2. Waiver of criminal prosecution
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5. The JEP’s conditionality regime
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6. International Criminal Court: The International Monitoring Mechanism
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7. General Assessment
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7.1. General remarks
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7.2. The JEP does not aggravate the situation of impunity in Colombia
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7.3. The JEP is not an isolated institution
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7.4. The need for critical monitoring
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References
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Literature
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Blogposts, Newspaper Articles and Varia:
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United Nations Documents:
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Judgments and Decisions:
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Legislation:
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Other Sources:
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63–84
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace and Sui Generis Transitional Justice
Diego Fernando Tarapués Sandino
Diego Fernando Tarapués Sandino
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Introduction
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1. The Institutional Nature of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
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1.1 The negotiated nature of the JEP
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1.2. The preferential nature of the JEP to hear the crimes committed during the conflict
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1.3 The role of foreign jurists in the JEP
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1.4 The selection process of senior officials in the JEP
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1.5 The comprehensive and autonomous structure of the JEP
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1.6 The institutional status of the JEP, separate from the ordinary judiciary
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1.7 The atypical manner in which the JEP carries out its jurisdictional work
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1.8 Applicable international law
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Conclusions
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References
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Literature
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Documents and Legislation
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Combining the Purposes of Criminal Law and Transitional Justice in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Carlos Guillermo Castro Cuenca
Carlos Guillermo Castro Cuenca
85–110
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1. Introduction
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2. Objectives of TJ under the JEP
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2.1. Achieving a transition that ensures reconciliation and peacemaking
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2.2. Dealing with the past
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2.3. Achieving justice
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3. The purposes of criminal punishment and criminal law in TJ and the JEP
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3.1. Specific negative deterrence
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3.2. Rehabilitation
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3.3. General negative deterrence
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3.4. Positive general prevention (positive Generalprävention)
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3.5. Retribution
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4. Articulation between the objectives of TJ and the purposes of criminal punishment
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4.1. The conditionality mechanism as an instrument of specific deterrence
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4.2. Special sanctions as a mechanism to achieve the preventive purposes of criminal law
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4.3. The imposition of ordinary sanctions if the objectives of TJ are not met
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5. Conclusions
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References
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Literature
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Jurisprudence
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Official documents
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111–134
International (Criminal) Law as Applicable Law in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace: Bloque de Constitucionalidad and the Principle of Legality
Kai Ambos, Gustavo Emilio Cote Barco
Kai Ambos, Gustavo Emilio Cote Barco
111–134
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Introduction
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I. The Rome Statute, the Colombian Legal Order and the Bloque de Constitucionalidad
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II. The Principle of Legality and the Application of International Law to the Domestic Prosecution of International Crimes
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1. The Principle of International Legality in the Domestic Prosecution of International Crimes
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2. Application of the International Principle of Legality in Colombian Law
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3. The Obligation to Observe the Principle of Legality in the JEP
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III. Conclusion
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References
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Literature
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Jurisprudence
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(i) International
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(ii) National
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Other documents
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The Special Jurisdiction for Peace and Restorative Justice: First Steps
Oscar Parra-Vera
Oscar Parra-Vera
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Introduction
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1. Challenges related to the participation of victims in proceedings before the Chamber of Acknowledgment
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1.1. When should encounters between victims and perpetrators occur?
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1.2. Avoiding revictimization: restorative encounters require adequate preparation
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2. Debates on the form and timing of participation in voluntary statements: tensions and hope
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3. Restorative dimensions of observation hearings on voluntary statements in macro-case 03
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3.1. The hearing with the Madres de Soacha
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3.2. The hearings with the Wiwa People and Kankuamo People
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4. The restorative justice approach in territorial cases
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5. The first three indictments in 2021 and their restorative reconstruction of the harm
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6. The “Guidelines on Restorative Sanctions and Reparative Works and Actions” of the Section for the Acknowledgment
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7. Final considerations
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References
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Case Law
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The Collectivisation of Victim Participation: The Case of Colombia’s Special Jurisdiction for Peace
Juliette Vargas Trujillo
Juliette Vargas Trujillo
161–186
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I. Introduction
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II. Collective victim participation in criminal proceedings
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1. Collective participation at the International Courts
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2. Collective participation and Colombia’s Justice and Peace processes
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III. Victim participation before the JEP
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IV. Challenges to collective victim participation mechanisms at the JEP
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1. Exceptions to collective participation
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2. The dialogical principle and collective participation
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V. Conclusions
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References
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Laws, legal documents and case law
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Access to justice beyond borders: Victims abroad and their participation before the JEP
Indira Yiceth Murillo Palomino, Laura Ximena Pedraza Camacho
Indira Yiceth Murillo Palomino, Laura Ximena Pedraza Camacho
187–208
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Introduction
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Brief profile of the victims of the armed conflict living outside Colombia.
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Age, sex, and ethnic origin
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Socioeconomic traits
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Where are the victims abroad located?
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International protection and immigration status
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Crimes committed against victims abroad
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Participation in cases 01 and 06 of the JEP
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Extra-procedural participation
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Procedural participation in the cases 01 and 06
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Submission of reports to the Chamber for the Acknowledgment of Truth, Responsibility and Determination of Facts and Conducts
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Accreditation as special participants
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International protection and participation in proceedings before the JEP
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Cross-border and transnational forced displacement
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Forced displacement from a criminal perspective
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Victims of forced displacement in Law 1448/2011
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Conclusions
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References
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Laws and Codes
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Rulings of the Constitutional Court of Colombia
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International Treaties
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Other International Instruments
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Persistent Violences and Transitional Justice: From Security to “Provention” as a Guarantor of No Repetition
Jenny Pearce, Juan David Velasco
Jenny Pearce, Juan David Velasco
209–230
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1. Persistent violence and their negative impacts on the development of transitional justice in Colombia
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2. “Provention” as an integrated system to mitigate risk and guarantee the principles of the centrality of victims and their effective participation
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3. The Risk Monitoring System of the Investigation and Prosecution Unit
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Conclusion
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Literature
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Other Sources
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The Special Jurisdiction for Peace in Colombia: Transdisciplinary Inquiries
Stefan Peters
Stefan Peters
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Dealing with the Past in Colombia
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The Role of the JEP in the Task of Dealing with the Past
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Further Research Avenues
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Literature
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List of Authors
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The Special Jurisdiction for Peace and Impunity: Myths, Misperceptions and Realities
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Kai Ambos
Susann Aboueldahab
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ISBN print: 978-3-8487-7969-7
ISBN online: 978-3-7489-2353-4
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